[mc10]

a stupid...dangerous...publicity stunt

[TigerLikesRooster]

S-3B Viking

[FreedomPoster]

At the press conference yesterday, Ari said something along the lines of "I hope he's nowhere near the controls", and then grinned sheepishly.

[Highest Authority]

"But Bush won't formally declare the end of the war because under international law, that would require the coalition to free all Iraqi POWs and halt efforts to hunt down Saddam Hussein, his two sons and others in the Pentagon's deck of 55 wanted war-crimes suspects." ........ This explaines why the left wing press was so eager to get an "end of war" declared in all the pres conferences. It might, also, be connected with the conditions being set by france, et al., for ending the sanctions on Iraq.

[Chipata]

"but it's not the first time a president has slept on an aircraft carrier - then-President Bill Clinton did that."

Yet another example of sloppy reporting:

From USS Kitty Hawk Public Affairs

On June 6, 1963 President John F. Kennedy embarked the ship, remaining aboard for one night. Schultz’s sailors accommodated the president’s request for an extra-stiff bed by cutting a piece of plywood to put beneath the mattress.

http://www.defendamerica.mil/profiles/oct2002/pr102402a.html

[ArcLight]

I agree. This is dumb and vulgar. And what if the bloody plane crashes? Stay at the White House.

[Gary Boldwater]

This is nothing. Barry Goldwater used to land his presidential campaign plane regularly with dozens on board.

[TC Rider]

Does anyone remember how Clinton and his 'people' looted an aircraft carrier?

I recall it was early in the administration and that he and his staff had ripped off bath robes and other cabin furnishings.

[Samwise]

Glad to see that Dubya is going to have some fun! The guys on the ship will have some sell-deserved fun too.

My dad always enjoyed reminiscing about seeing McArthur. This will give the guys something to remember.

[lawgirl]

You know, I was just reading about this on Fox and headed over to see if anyone else was talking about it. Fox's article is President Bush Takes Long Trip to USS Lincoln. They are saying how safe it is, but I'm scared. I think we all should pray earnestly that he'll be ok.

[VOA]

bump

[Exit148]

I just hope the pilot isn't nervous --- OR --- a jock.

[Remole]

Surely, SOMEONE on this forum knows a sailor on that carrier. So all of FReeperdom expects a first-hand account of what happens. I have never served in the military, but let me tell ya, this thing has me revvved up! I can only imagine what the sailors on the carrier are feeling.

[Treebeard]

Like an idiot, I went to DUh and read their thread on this matter. It's sickening, quite a few are wishing that the cable malfunctions, there is a friendly fire incident, and one guy just said "do the world a favor and auger in."

[Ready4Freddy]

I see that the speech is to be at 9:00PM, any word on the time of the actual landing? Would love to be in front of the Sony for that.

[Paleo Conservative]